Swallowfield is a rural parish in the borough of Wokingham, set in gently rolling Berkshire countryside between Reading and Basingstoke. The settlement centres on a village green, a parish church and a mix of period cottages, farms and more modern homes, giving it a quiet, residential feel while remaining within easy reach of larger towns and commuter routes.
The area is best known for Swallowfield Park, an imposing historic manor with landscaped grounds that contributes strongly to the parish’s historic character. Local life is built around village clubs, a village pub, equestrian and agricultural activity, and occasional community events and conservation projects, with an economy made up of farming, small businesses and residents who commute to nearby employment centres.
Postcode districts covering Swallowfield
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 5.4 miles
- Slough 17.7 miles
- High Wycombe 19.6 miles
- Basingstoke 10.1 miles
- Woking 16.3 miles
- Bracknell 8.6 miles
- Guildford 18.5 miles
- Maidenhead 13.6 miles
- Aldershot 12 miles
- Farnborough 9.6 miles
- Esher 25 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Swallowfield Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Farley Hill Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Riseley Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield Ward 1.3 miles
- Spencers Wood Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Heckfield Parish 1.8 miles
- Arborfield Garrison Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Shinfield Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Bramshill Parish 2.3 miles
- Arborfield Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Arborfield Cross Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Barkham & Arborfield Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Swallowfield
RG7 1TZ, RG7 1QF, RG7 1XD, RG2 9UG, RG7 1QP, RG7 1RY, RG7 1UR, RG2 9TX, RG7 1TU … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 22.1 miles
- Southampton Airport 34.3 miles
- Mortimer Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Earley Railway Station 4.8 miles
Hotels near Swallowfield Ad
- The New Inn 2.8 miles
- The Mill House 3 1.1 miles
- Voco Reading 4 3.8 miles
- The Wellington Arms 4 3.4 miles
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 3.4 miles
- The Elvetham Hotel 4 5.7 miles
- The Market House 5.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Fleet 3 7.9 miles
- The White Hart by Innkeeper's Collection 3 6.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 3.8 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 4.5 miles
- University of Reading University 4.6 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 6 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 7.8 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 8.8 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 8.8 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 9.9 miles
- Milestones Museum 10.3 miles
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 10.4 miles
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 11.1 miles